Chadron Municipal Airport

Chadron Municipal Airport (IATA: CDR, ICAO: KCDR, FAA LID: CDR) is in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States, five miles west of Chadron.^[1] It sees one airline, Southern Airways Express, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Chadron Municipal Airport
IATA: CDR ICAO: KCDR FAA LID: CDR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Chadron
Serves	Chadron, Nebraska
Elevation AMSL	3,298 ft / 1,005 m
Coordinates	42°50′15″N 103°05′43″W
Website	CDR Website
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 3/21 5,998 1,828 Concrete 12/30 4,400 1,341 Concrete
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2020) 7,665 Based aircraft (2022) 12
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities

Chadron Municipal Airport covers 716 acres (290 ha) at an elevation of 3,298 feet (1,005 m). It has two concrete runways: 3/21 is 5,998 by 100 feet (1,828 x 30 m) and 12/30 is 4,400 by 75 feet (1,341 x 23 m).^[1]

In the year ending June 22, 2020 the airport had 7,665 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day: 69% general aviation, 16% airline, 9% air taxi and 6% military. In March 2022, there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: all 12 single-engine.^[1]

Airline and destination

Airlines	Destinations
Denver Air Connection	Denver (begins September 1, 2025)[2]
Southern Airways Express	Denver (ends August 31, 2025)[3][2]

Historical airline service

The first airline flights were Western DC-3s in 1956; Frontier replaced Western in early 1959. The last Frontier Twin Otter left in 1980. Great Lakes Airlines flew to Denver International Airport, connecting to United Airlines and Frontier Airlines, which both had codeshare agreements with Great Lakes.^[4] Boutique Air took over Great Lakes' service beginning July 15, 2015.^[5][6]

Statistics

Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA^[7]

Year	2009 [8]	2010 [9]	2011 [10]	2012 [11]	2013[12]	2014[13]	2015[14]	2016[15]	2017[16]	2018[17]	2019[17]
Enplanements	1,875	1,769	1,980	2,037	2,244	777	1,715	4,474	5,532	5,218	4,233
Change	012.87%	05.65%	011.93%	02.88%	010.16%	065.37%	0120.72%	0160.87%	023.65%	05.68%	018.88%
Airline	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Boutique Air	Boutique Air	Boutique Air	Boutique Air	Boutique Air
Destination(s)	Alliance Denver Sidney	Denver Williston	Denver Williston	Denver Scottsbluff	Denver Scottsbluff	Denver Scottsbluff	Denver	Alliance Denver	Alliance Denver	Alliance Denver	Denver

Accidents and incidents

• On June 12, 2013, a general aviation aircraft crashed during takeoff. The pilot had minor injuries, and the FAA was notified and sent investigators from the FAA in Rapid City.^[18]

See also

• List of airports in Nebraska